It was the nightmare of any tennis player. The feeling of having an unbreakable wall in front of you and not being able to do anything. The superiority of Rafa Nadal on clay is its most characteristic trademark. Many tennis players have expressed over the years how frustrating it can be to face the fourteen tennis champion. Roland-Garros.
Nicholas Almagroformer Spanish tennis player, starred in an episode in 2008 with Nadal which we still remember today. The Murcian and the Manacorí faced each other in the quarter-finals of the French Open. The match ended in a victory for Rafa, who ended up lifting the trophy that year.
After a certain point and because of the desperation of facing a Nadal so dominant, Almagro exclaimed: “You will have 65 years old and I will continue to win Roland-Garros“, leaving behind one of the most iconic moments of the tournament.
After learning of Rafa’s package, the former tennis player wanted to explain on ‘RadioMarca’ what he felt about him: “It was like going to the slaughterhouse. It was like walking into his garden and wanting to take his fruit and he wouldn’t let you. It’s something that those of us who played against him there will take with us, we will remember it and we will tell it to our children and grandchildren. Getting your hands on it, especially in Paris, was difficult.“
The declarations of Almagro They fit perfectly with a balance which is the history of Roland Garros. 112 victories and only four defeats in what is the best example of a superiority that will be difficult to see again in tennis.
